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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1964
Page
4
Corry and the Corry Area Joint Schools face ongoing reorganization challenges with rural districts opposing mergers. The piece weighs transport hardship, loss of extracurricular activity, economic impacts, and questions about whether larger schools provide better education, urging broad consideration of all factors.
The Elvoy Enterprise urges drivers to keep childhood habit of approaching the schoolhouse slowly, promoting safety near schools and warning against speeding in town.
Hal Boyle offers a curio of observations on Harvard grads in New York Bowery life and social mores. He muses on manners, moonlighting, gender rituals, thrift, taste, and dining pleasures as emblematic of class and culture in a brisk, wry tone.
A stockholders suit accuses American Motors Corp Romney and Richard Cross of using corporate funds to promote Romney's political rise. The case notes a $4000 Rambler Ambassador lent to Romney campaign manager Arthur Elliott Jr for party events and a Michigan State University class visit. The article also covers Mundt's comments on two South Dakota youths and praise for selective military academy admissions.
Howard C Hunter former head of the WPA who led the agency from 1939 to 1943 died recently. He helped millions during the Depression era and later became president of the American Institute of Baking before retiring to Forest Hills. He shared leadership with Aubrey Williams and the notable young Johnson who became U.S. president.
Belgrade reports a county flu epidemic with 21 deaths so far. The Vinton slav press notes rising fatalities and ongoing spread across the area.
Publisher and staff credits listed for Cony Evening Journal with printing locations in New York Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Ad rates and delivery options noted with postage and subscription details for various regions and formats.
Paul Harvey notes that Communists aim to place candidates on state ballots in the 1964 campaign to gain legitimacy and media coverage. Arnold Johnson of the Communist Party USA has sent letters to state secretaries of state and attorneys general seeking details on ballot placement.
The text argues that Americans must oppose communism and the CPUSA citing J Edgar Hoover. It warns tolerance is dangerous and compares communists to termites posing a threat to the United States and its Constitution. Gus Hall predicts communist rise while critics call for openness.
The Labor Department introduces a revised Consumer Price Index showing how households allocate more of their budgets to housing, transportation, health and recreation, with rising food costs attributed to higher quality goods and convenience. The index also reveals a drop in the share spent on food from 26.18 percent in 1953 to 22.48 percent today.
A minor may buy an automobile without parents consent by cash or credit, but the seller takes risk since the minor can repudiate the contract anytime. The title and owner's card would be in the minor’s home name rather than the parents.
Joseph S. Wernicki owner of Joe's Delicatessen reports a masked gunman robbed him of about 350 dollars as he was about to enter his home after closing the store at 10 p.m. The bandit demanded the money bag with the day's receipts and fled on foot. A shot rang out as he escaped. Wernicki was not wounded.
Texas state treasurer Jesse Dames attributes a $12 million February drop in cigarette revenue to a scare over smoking. He notes February tobacco sales fell to $5,651,381 from $6,864,599 a year earlier, with January receipts at $7,901,882.
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